Rex Farrior
| Sport(s) | Baseball, football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
October 5, 1896 Chipley, Florida |
| Died | January 17, 1993 (aged 96) Tampa, Florida |
| Playing career | |
| 1912 | Tampa A. C. |
| 1913–1916 | Florida |
| Position(s) | Guard/Center (football) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1917 | Florida (assistant) |
| 1920-1922 | Gainesville High School |
| 1923 | Florida (freshmen) |
| Baseball | |
| 1924 | Florida |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 5–14 (.263) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
|
University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame Florida Sports Hall of Fame Outstanding Contribution to Amateur Football Award (1986) |
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Jewel Rex Farrior, Sr. (October 5, 1896 – January 17, 1993) was a college football and baseball player and coach for the Florida Gators of the University of Florida, as well as a lawyer. He became a founding partner in a prominent Tampa-based law firm, and remained one of the biggest boosters of the Gators sports program until his death.
Jewel Rex Farrior was born October 5, 1896 in Chipley, Florida to Joseph R. Farrior and Gussie Brown. His father was a physician.
Farrior attended Hillsborough High School in Tampa, where he played football and baseball, graduating in 1913. Future Gator teammate Rammy Ramsdell was in the same class.
Farrior is the namesake of Farrior Hall on the UF campus.
Farrior was a prominent guard and center for the Florida Gators football team from 1913 to 1916. His first ever game was the 144–0 victory over the Florida Southern Moccasins.
Farrior was captain of the football team in his senior year. In that season the Gators lost all their games, suffering multiple injures and transfers, requiring Farrior to shift to fullback. He broke his ankle that year in the Indiana game. A member of the Kappa Alpha fraternity at UF, the Kappa Alpha Journal reads "J. Rex Farrior of the University of Florida has been for several seasons the 'Gators most brilliant performer."
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